◇Kate ◇
She felt much better today, the fever was gone, her body ached less, and she could finally breathe without that unbearable pressure on her chest. If she hadn’t stayed in the cold water for so long, maybe she wouldn’t have fallen sick at all.
But it wasn't just the flu that broke her down.
She knew that it was the weight of everything, the emotional strain and the ache in her heart, the images of his physical and emotional abuse that kept replaying in her mind like a haunting memory she couldn't shake off.
She sighed deeply, then stretched her sore limbs slowly. Her eyes scanned the nightstand until they landed on her phone.
She reached out and took it with a tender hand.
Unlocking the screen, she saw a string of missed calls from her mother, Danny and Stella.
“Mom must be w
